Gorham, New York

About Gorham

Set in the western part of New York, Gorham is a small unincorporated community.

Gorham holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 2.01 square miles.

📰 Gorham News Today

• DEC workers hailed as heroes after house fire along Canandaigua Lake 13wham.com · Jul 27
• Responders battle house fire near Crystal Beach in Ontario County on Friday, firefighter injured WHEC.com · Jul 17
• Gerald “Jerry” Hey Obituary — Gorham, NY Finger Lakes Daily News · Apr 3
• Eileen Fake Obituary (2026) - Gorham, NY - Finger Lakes Times Legacy obituary · Jul 21
• Maverick Acquires Gorham Building In $50M Foreclosure Sale The Real Deal · Jul 17

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What Makes Gorham Unique

• One of 5 places in the US named Gorham — but the New York one has a character all its own.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Positioned in western New York, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 7 miles.

🏫 Schools in Gorham

• GORHAM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

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